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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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